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Ukrainian musicians thanked Azerbaijan for supporting their country
Society
Ukrainian musicians thanked Azerbaijan for supporting their country
18 August 2023

The well-known Ukrainian rock band Okean Elzy performed a concert program in Baku at the Heydar Aliyev Palace. Greeting the audience, soloist Svyatoslav Vakarchuk thanked the Azerbaijani people for supporting Ukraine.

Shelling of Old and New Atagi, explosions and shelling of yards in Grozny, kidnapping of men from the village of Pobedinskoye
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Shelling of Old and New Atagi, explosions and shelling of yards in Grozny, kidnapping of men from the village of Pobedinskoye
17 August 2023

On the night of August 17, the Russian military shelled the villages of Staryye and Novye Atagi, Chiri-Yurt, as well as a number of settlements in the Vedensky district.

In Moscow, a tenant of a warehouse in Makhachkala was arrested, because of the explosion of which 35 people died
Society
In Moscow, a tenant of a warehouse in Makhachkala was arrested, because of the explosion of which 35 people died
17 August 2023

The Basmanny Court arrested the tenant of the exploded warehouse in Makhachkala, Eldar Nasrulayev, until October 14.

Residents of Makhachkala took to the streets again due to a chronic lack of electricity
Society
Residents of Makhachkala took to the streets again due to a chronic lack of electricity
17 August 2023

In Makhachkala, people blocked the street for the fourth time in a week due to power outages. The city administration each time promises to take the situation under control, but the problems remain unchanged.

Despite serious illness, Zarema Musaeva is kept in the Grozny pre-trial detention center
Human rights
Despite serious illness, Zarema Musaeva is kept in the Grozny pre-trial detention center
17 August 2023

After numerous appeals, Zarema Musayeva managed to achieve inpatient treatment at the Republican Clinical Hospital named after. Sh.Sh. Ependiev. At the end of the course of therapy, she was returned to the SIZO in Grozny.

UN demands release of Azerbaijani political prisoner
Human rights
UN demands release of Azerbaijani political prisoner
17 August 2023

The UN Human Rights Office demands from the Azerbaijani authorities the release of civil activist and economist Gubad Ibadoglu.

Two protesters against military mobilization fined in Dagestan
Human rights
Two protesters against military mobilization fined in Dagestan
17 August 2023

Residents of Makhachkala Magomed Ubaidulaev and Murat Aligadzhiev were fined 15,000 rubles each. Their defense managed to reclassify the criminal case for participation in the September protests against mobilization for the war with Ukraine.

Inflation in the North Caucasus Federal District continued to grow
Economy
Inflation in the North Caucasus Federal District continued to grow
17 August 2023

In July, annual inflation accelerated in all regions of the North Caucasus Federal District. The strongest is in North Ossetia (by 1.5%–4.3% per annum). It is reported by Rosstat.

Alleroy's most brutal “cleansing”: indiscriminate shooting, robberies, mass detentions and “filtering” in the military unit with the use of torture
Chronicle of Wars and Crimes
Alleroy's most brutal “cleansing”: indiscriminate shooting, robberies, mass detentions and “filtering” in the military unit with the use of torture
16 August 2023

At dawn, the village of Alleroy, Kurchaloy District, was surrounded by military equipment. The "cleansing" began there. Several thousand military personnel took part in the operation (according to local residents, at least 7,000 people).

Azerbaijan continues to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
Politics
Azerbaijan continues to provide humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
16 August 2023

From the very beginning of the war, Azerbaijan extended a helping hand to Ukraine and provided various types of support. Hidayat Abdullayev, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the country, stated this in his statement to journalists.